See You at the Sunset

by Susan Lee

See You at the Sunset has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Genres: Romance, Summer, Summer Reads

320 pages, Paperback

Expected publication August 11, 2026

About the author

Susan Lee is the author of the critically acclaimed and reader favorite young adult romantic comedies SEOULMATES and THE NAME DROP. Her work has been featured in national outlets such as Buzzfeed, NPR, and Pop Sugar. Kirkus Reviews calls Susan’s voice “honest, fresh and thoughtful”. A graduate of UC San Diego, Susan built a career as an HR executive at some of today’s hottest companies, until she realized that writing stories was a more impactful and powerful form of change. Now she channels her energy into writing Happily Ever Afters for those historically underrepresented in Romance. When she is not writing (or painfully procrastinating from writing), Susan can be found down the rabbit holes of her many obsessions including listening to Kpop, binge watching K-dramas, collecting sneakers, building mechanical keyboards, and obsessing over her two adorable, but ill-behaved chihuahuas.

Reviews

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pre-read : another susan lee arc ପ( •̤ᴗ•̤ )੭⁾⁾.｡.:✽・ﾟ＋

[Zoë Taki · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 ★
↳ I would give this ∞/5 ★ if I could

Thank you to Mira books, The Hive, Harper Collins, and Netgalley for this eArc!

Date Finished ~ 05.08.2026

★ 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊 - 𝖒𝖞 𝖗𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖔𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖗𝖘 ★

"𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎...𝚟𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚝. 𝙴𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙱𝚘𝚕𝚍. 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚘 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍."

"𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝. 𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚢."

"𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚝."

"𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝙸'𝚍 𝚍𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞."

"𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚝, 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎."

𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑺 + 𝑺𝑷𝑰𝑪𝑬 ~
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ Found Family
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ Forced Proximity
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ Self Love
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

𝑴𝒀 𝑩𝑰𝑮𝑮𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑻𝑨𝑲𝑬𝑨𝑾𝑨𝒀𝑺 ~
╰┈➤ I LOVE JIA CHUNG OH MY GODDDDDD. My beautifully messy, big hearted, exceptionally creative and resourceful girl. Holy shit. I know I've said this before in Susan's other books, there are always pieces of her FMCs I see in myself, but Jia has taken the cake so far. Jia is written so immensely human, and I really commend Susan for making so many of her struggles and difficulties internal - and I think it really shows off how clear and clean Susan's writing and narration is.
╰┈➤ My poor sweet anxious puppy dog Henry J. Shin, Esq. Something I think Susan has always done very well is that her FMC and MMCs are all very unique from each other and Henry is a new flavor of LI from Susan that I am OBSESSED with. He goes through a HUGE character arc throughout this book, and it was done with such precision and with such a clear picture, I love who he became over the course of the book.
╰┈➤ This book is going to resonate with so many people who are close with their Grandparents, and who have been able to grow up with them. There is a soft delicacy in handling the topic of the love, while the fear of watching them grow older. Wanting the best for your elderly family, while not always going about it in the best way. My Grandma is 81 and suffers from a lot of health issues, and reading this book was like a warm hug. It made me nostalgic of all the memories I have from growing up with her, while also grateful for all the chances and opportunities I still have to make now.
╰┈➤ Susan has stated that this book is her love letter to the desert, and as someone who grew up in one of the deserts of California, her love and admiration is so evident. The sense of peace and belonging is laced through the words she's written, and I am so excited for readers to see the desert the way she does. I live in NYC (like Jia and Henry at the start), but pieces of my heart will always belong to California; to the scorching hot days, the Palm and Joshua trees, and the painted sunsets across the sky.

𝑰𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑬𝑵𝑫 ~
As the self proclaimed #1 Susan Lee stan, up until now my favourite of hers had been The Romance Rivalry. That being said, I am now confidently saying that See You at the Sunset is now replacing it at #1. (However, if I'm cheating the game then technically SYATS is my fav Adult and TRR is my fav YA hehehe). I am really looking forward to not shutting up about this book and getting it on everyone's radar prior to release!

𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕖:
IG: @abitofmagick
TT: @abitofmagick

[Courtney Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Harlequin for the arc of this super fun new novel from Susan Lee!

After being fired from yet another corporate job, Jia heads to the desert from some much needed R&R with her favorite person, her grandmother Mimi. While there, Jia spreads her sunshiney, colorful energy to all the residents of the Sunset bringing them together as a community. She also begrudgingly falls for the man who fired her.

Cry Rating: Level 0 (no tears)

What Stood Out:
- The super fun meet cute and additional chance encounters!
- Jia’s sunshiney, messy, colorful spirit! She remains true to herself despite the obstacles thrown her way and effortlessly brings joy to those around her just by being her!
- Henry’s caring personality. Sure, he is a bit rigid at times, but his heart is always very much in the right place, and it is oh so big!
- The relationships between everyone at The Sunset! I adored how Jia rejuvenated the community and got all the seniors engaged in activities with one another. She truly united the village into a community.
- The character growth. Both Jia and Henry grow so much in this short story and it was truly so special to watch it all unfold.
- The banter between Henry and Jia was absolutely delightful!

Read If You Like:
- one-night-stands
- found family
- forced proximity
- opposites attract

[Onceuponabooktalk · Rating 4 out of 5]

See You At The Sunset - ARC Review
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PUB DATE: August 11th, 2026
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FEATURES:
-Contemporary Romance
-Found Family
-Spunky, Elderly side characters
-Embracing A Slower Pace
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WHY 4/5:
I really enjoyed this unique and fresh romance, with great leads and incredible side characters.
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Both leads go on very different journeys of self discovery, only to find letting go of past goals and standards might be best. I loved seeing them grow and ultimately find unexpected happiness in a senior citizen community - where they embrace a slower pace, find community that becomes family, and find their truest selves.
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I will say that I almost enjoyed the spunky, elderly side characters the most! They were a hoot!
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My only reason for not giving this 5 stars was that the beginning felt a bit scattered/had too many ideas between the work conflict, one night stand, and the leads ending up in the same senior citizen community. It took a while to get the story going and I think it might have flowed better if the author ran with either the work conflict or one night stand as a meet cite, instead of both.
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Overall very enjoyable and I look forward to more adult romances from Susan Lee.
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Thank you @harlequin and @netgalley for my eARC copy. I was given this eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

[Jocelynn LeBlanc]

See You at the Sunset by Susan Lee
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (not a full rating yet since did not read the full story yet due to it being a sample on NETGALLEY)

This is my first Susan Lee book I’ve read which I am happy I got an idea of how her writing is in this one so I can pick up more of her books in the future!!
I was not expecting this to be only a little 8 chapter sample for this book. Didn’t know publishers did this and I guess I understand why but it did upset me that it wasn’t the full book.

I have enjoyed this book so far a lot. I’m intrigued by Jia and Henry and I want to know more of how their relationship is going to develop and what’s doing to happen in general for both characters and the storyline. I do love a good little one night stand romance moment though.

Thank you MIRA and Harlequin for the early sample for this book, I am invested and really want to read the rest of this book and know how it all plays out. I really am enjoying this story so far so I just felt very blue balled there when this got cut off after 8 chapters, but hoping there will be a full eARC option soon or if a physical ARC is in development for this one I totally would love to get my hands on this!!

[Nyah Dominguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a sweet romance with a very fun setting — the main characters’ grandparents’ Senior Living Community. The cast of characters and the vibe created by the author here was lovely and added the perfect bit of comedic meddling to our romance.

I really enjoyed both characters and the individual journeys they went on. Jia was bright, headstrong and a little bit of a mess in an endearing way, which balanced out Henry’s by the book and overprotective demeanor. It was a classic opposites attract, but with neither character changing the other, only adding.

I do wish we had a bit more on page development of their emotional connection but no doubt the chemistry was there. There were also two b-plot conflicts that I think could have been fleshed out more to create more tension and higher stakes.

[Keely]

A one night stand that fires you the next day! Palm Springs! Meaningful bonding time with grandparents!

I was today years old when I realized publishers can release a partial book on Netgalley, hook your a$$ real good, and then let it just END!! I audibly gasped when I realized this was only for the first eight chapters and that now I have to wait until August to resume what i can only imagine is gonna be a steamy love story between Henry and Jia, two complete opposites, rediscovering themselves under the desert sun.

I am begging for the rest of this story immediately. It feels wrong to rate the book when I only experienced a mere portion of it. I love Henry and Jia so much already.